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Kathleen Quinn of Fredericksburg Urges Congress to Pass Elder Justice Act

December 1st, 2009 scott No comments

Kathleen Quinn, who leads the National Adult Protective Services Association, tells how a family abused an elder and implores Congress to pass the Elder Justice Act.

 

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Arlington’s Elizabeth Powell to Rep. Moran: Pass the Elder Justice Act

November 9th, 2009 scott No comments

Elizabeth Powell, an attorney who lives in Arlington, VA, urges Rep. James Moran (D-VA) to pass the Elder Justice Act. She relates her own story of financial abuse concerning someone who lives in Congress’ backyard.



Financial abuse alone costs the nation’s seniors some $2.6 billion a year.

The Elder Justice Act would educate law enforcement, financial institutions, caregivers and family members about elder financial abuse.

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